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Preferred Name

Common Bile Duct

Definitions
Bile ducts are passageways that carry bile. Two major bile ducts come together into a "trunk"-the common bile duct which empties into the upper part of the small intestine (the part next to the stomach).
Synonyms
Common Bile Duct
DUCT, COMMON BILE
common bile duct
Common Duct
ductus choledochus (biliaris)
Ductus Communis Choledochus
Common bile duct structure (body structure)
COMMON BILE DUCT
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